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APNewsBreak: Beyonce out of Coachella; will perform in 2018

Beyonce, who last appeared at Coachella in 2014 when she danced onstage during her sister Solange's set, announced last month that she and Jay Z are expecting twins. It is not clear when Beyonce is due to give birth. Earlier this month, the pregnant

What the new Arroyo Seco Weekend festival says about its owners' ambitions

First they came for the kids. Then they came for the parents. Now they're coming for the whole family. That's what the concert promoters at Goldenvoice appear to be doing anyway with Arroyo Seco Weekend, a splashy new music festival announced Tuesday

Top seeded Andy Murray upset by Vasek Pospisil at Indian Wells

He lost in straight sets in 2014 in Vienna, then lost three times to Murray in 2015, their last match coming at Wimbledon. It was the first time Pospisil won a set against Murray. Under the guidance of new coach Mark Woodforde, a Coachella Valley

Palm Springs Is Hot. The Old Guard Is Hot Under the Collar.

On one side is the old guard of wealthy retirees who believe that neighbors and communities are being disrupted by transient vacationers — who, they say, tend to be rambunctious partyers, overflowing from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Tupac, Michael Jackson, Gorillaz & More: A History of the Musical Hologram

But just like our pockets contain phones thousands of times more powerful than computers that used to take up entire floors of office buildings, we how have the technology to bring back any artist that has ever lived to delight and entertain us once

Books

Spring Awakening

ReadHowYouWant.com.
2010.
ISBN: 9781458767066,145876706X.
184 pages.

Spring Awakening is an extraordinary new rock musical with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Duncan Sheik. Inspired by Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 play about teenage sexuality and society's efforts to control it, the piece seamlessly merges past and present, underscoring the timelessness of adolescent angst and the universality of human passion.

Mo' Meta Blues

"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless." --Robert Christgau MO' META BLUES The World According to Questlove Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of...

140 Great Hikes in and Near Palm Springs

Mountaineers Books.
2014.
ISBN: 9781937052195,1937052192.
296 pages.

* Hikes organized by nine regions in the Palm Springs area * A wide variety of hikes, from family- and dog-friendly to difficult treks * Hike ratings, seasonal advice, and introductory comments help hikers select the appropriate trail From surreal lunar landscapes to high elevation trails with spectacular views, and from breathtaking wildflower hikes to treks that start near downtown Palm Springs, this best-selling guidebook offers hikes for every age and experience level.

Theories of International Politics and Zombies

What would happen to international politics if the dead rose from the grave and started to eat the living? Daniel Drezner's groundbreaking book answers the question that other international relations scholars have been too scared to ask. Addressing timely issues with analytical bite, Drezner looks at how well-known theories from international relations might be applied to a war with zombies. Exploring the plots of popular zombie films, songs, and books, Theories of International Politics and...